Yard work is the pits!

We spent the weekend at home doing yard work.  What a drag!  Saturday, we ripped out the dead bushes out front, trimmed the Mexican Fan Palm, blew the leaves out of the courtyard and power sprayed the entry.  The yard looks so much better now!  I think cleaned the house and we had friends over for drinks and pizza last night.  It was a late night but a lot of fun. 

Today, our big project was ripping the stump out of the side yard.  We lost 2 of our trees a year ago and we just covered up the one stump.  In the spring, it started growing, so we dug out around it and spent today pulling it out of the ground.  What a chore!  We tried to hook a tow strap on to the Joyner and pull it out, but the tow strap broke.  So we did some more digging and cutting and then got the bright idea to use the winch on the Joyner to power it out.  Ultimately, this was successful!  We were able to pull it out and drag it to the curb.  I'm hoping to sneak it into someone's trash can on Friday since ours is full with yard debris from yesterdays project.

Once we conquered the stump, we got cleaned up and went to lunch and shopping.  We went to Chino Bandido Takee Outee for lunch (YUMMY).  We then went to Big 5 for shoes and to Sam's Club and CostCo to look at vanities for our bathroom.  Nothing.  Then it was home to watch movies and relax.

Have a great week!!

Picture:  the stump from the side yard.